Beside You (James Blunt song)

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"Beside You"
Single by James Blunt
from the album Who We Used to Be
Released2 August 2023
Genre Dance-pop, electropop
Length3:05
Label Atlantic Records UK
Songwriter(s)
James Blunt singles chronology
"Adrenaline"
(2022)
"Beside You"
(2023)
"All The Love That I Ever Needed"
(2023)
Music video
"Beside You" on YouTube

"Beside You" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Blunt. It was released by Atlantic Records UK on 2 August 2023 as the lead single from the singer's seventh studio album, Who We Used to Be . [1] The song loosely interpolates "Alla Luce Del Giorno" by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. [2]

Contents

Music video

The official music video was released on 10 August 2023. It was directed by Craig Bingham. [3]

Live performances

Blunt performed the single on The Late Late Show with Patrick Kielty . [4] [5]

Chart performance

On 25 August 2023, "Beside You" peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart, [6] and appeared on that chart for eight consecutive weeks. [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certification for "Beside You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [18] Platinum50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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